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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
A RAILROAD ENGINEER'S NERYOES.
NESS.

NESS.
When President Taylor was in
augurated there was q great effort made
to get his message through to Boston
in the best possible time. Presidents
messages weren't telegraphed in full
then as now, so the railroads running
between New York and Boston each
made an effort to get it to Boston first
as an advertisement. Ny friend was
sent to run the train with it on his line
as far as New Haven. He had just his
engine and one car, and he left New
York about 8 o'clock at night. He was
a good man, and I remember that he
didn't like this, and I couldn't under
stand why then, but lido now. He was
given a clear track-at least they told
him so-and he was ordered to make
the run in the shortest possible time.
He hadn't got out very far beyond Har-
lem before he thought he saw some
sort of obstruction on the track, and
his heart gave a big jump up in his
mouth, but he was past the dark spot
before he could do anything, and then
he understood that it was nothing but
a shadow which the light of the moon
and a rock threw across the track.
Pretty soon he say another, and then
others. and in spite of himself he be-
gan to feel that he was losing his nerve.
The first shock had enlivened his i'm
agination, and now the track seemed
to be full of all sorts of deadfalls. He
saw that the only way to keep up his
nerve was not to look ahead at all, but
keep his eyes fixed on something inside
the cab, and not look out except for
signals at the stations. He did Just
that, and ran by faith to the end of his
journey. He got through safely, and
his train landed the message in Boston
first.-Chicago Mail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
PREH1s1oK1C S1An-CHAxrs.

Astronomy antedates history. A
stone slab just presented to the Russian
Archaeological Society by Prince Putri-
tin, bears d carefully, though rudely,
drawn representation of the constella-
ton of the Great Bear. The slab,
with other specimens of mans work in
the stone age, was dug up at a station
on the st. Petersburg and Moscow
railway. Some years ago q similar slab
was found near Weimar.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
THE REASON OF 1T.

Housewife-Why does your milk look
so blue these days, Mr.. Schalk? It
never has been quite so bad as now.
Milkman Observation-Disclosures, you
see, mum, u COW has lost her calf.
She naturally feels rather blue over it.
and l s'pose it affects the milk more OF
less. Can't account for it any other
way use the same pump I alters
have
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
DER OAK AND DER VlNE
BY ouAanEs POLLEN ADAMS.

I don'd YES preaching voman'e rlshdts,
Or angling like dot.
,Und Hikes to 500 all beoples
Shust gondented NIT dheir lot;
Budt I vents to gondradict dot shap
Dot made dis leedle shoke:
"A woman va der glinsing vine
Jnd man. der shturdy oak
pcrhapa. somoaimes, dot may Pc drue:
Fuit, Gen dimes oudt off nine,
I tind ,na oudt dot man himself
Vas poem dor glinging vine;
Und ven hoes frcndts obey oil vas gone,
Und he vas shust "tead proke."
Dots when der oman shtops righdt in
Und peon der shturdy oak.
shust GO oudt to der pasc-bau eroundts
Und SEQ dhose "shturdy oaks"
All planted roundt ubon Ger coats
Shust hear dheir laughs and shakes.
Dhen soc dhose vomons at der tubs,
Nit Clothes oudt on der lines;
Which Nas der shturdy Dads, mine frenGts.
Und which der g!inging vines7
Ven sickness in der household comes.
Und weeks und weeks he shtays,
Who vas id Gghdts him mitoudt resdt.
Dhose very nighdts un | days?
Who boace ind comfort always prings.
Una cools dot fefered Prov?
More like it vas der tender vine
Dot oak he gtings to, now.
Man wants budt leedlo hero pclow,"
Der boat Won timo aid;
Dhere's leslle dot man lie don'd want,
Idinh id means, inshted;
Una Won der years Keep rolling on,
Dheir cares und droubles bringing,
lie wants to pc de shturly oak,
IND also 90 der glinsing.
Maybe. ven oaks. dhoy Cling some moro,
Und don'ds SO shturdy rcon,
Dor Clinsing vines dhcy Eaf some shance
To hclb run Iife's masheen.
In belt und sickness, shoy und pain.
In celm or shtormy veddher,
TWAS beddher dot dhose oaks und vines
Should always Cling togeddhcr.
HI1.ne,+s
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11

AS to wives, some vile traducer says
that q month before marriage and a
month after death men regard their
wives as angels. Douglas Jerrold
observed: "My notion of a wife at forty
is that a man should be able to change
her, like q bank note, for two twenties."
A gentleman once rode up to a public
house in the country and asked:
"Who is the master of this house?"
II am, sir" replied the landlord;
my wife has been dead about three
weeks"
But there is nothing so calculated to
call out the deep earnestness of q true
woman, and enlist her most faithful de-
votion as the doing up of her back hair.
There was. once upon o time, o Con-
necticut man who believed in self-im-
provement, and who suggested to his
wife that they should argue some ques-
ton, frankly and freely, every evening
and try to learn more of each other.
The question for the first night hap
pened to be whether q woman could be
expected to get along without a spring
hat, and he took the affirmative; but
they say that when he was last seen he
had climbed into the hay loft, and was
pulling the ladder up after him.
Agentlcman conversing with a Brook
lyn lady about the absurdity of female
apparel and the frivolity Of fashionable
life, exclaimed: els there on earth a
bigger fool than q mere of
fashion," Her questioner considered
himself shut up and put down, like a
disagreeable book, when the lady
answered: ayes, the man who admires
| her"
Women" quoth Jones, "are the salad of life.
At once u boon and o blessing
IN ono way they're salad. indeed" replied
Brown,
"They take 10 much time in their dressing"
1t lis said that the full dress of a
native lady in Colombo is q hairpin and
two g%arters, and in the West Indies
that ladies wore corsets from instinct
a natural love of being squeezed.
Much ridicule has been heaped upon
woman because she can't keep a secret.
A gentleman sat down to write a deed,
and began with, "Know all women by
these presents" "You are wrong"
said a b%ystander; "it oughtto be Know
all men," every WE'LL" answered the
other, IF all women know it, all men
will, of course"
Said Lord A-to a friend, who
wished to convey a mattero Importance
to a lady without directly communicat-
ing with her: GLOW can you be GER
tain Of her reading the letter, seeing
that you have directed it to her hus-
band?" "That 1 have managed with
out a possibility of u failure" was the
answer. "Shell open it to q certainty,
for 1 have put private in The corner"
However, they say that the portrait
of a real woman that kept a secret is in
the British Museum. 1t is said not to
resemble any woman now living.
As to the want OF certain pleasing
p%eculiarities in women, we furnish
these illustrations: A teacher asked u
boy, "Who was the meehest MANI"
Moses, sir" was the answer. Every
well, my boy; and now, who was the
meekest woman?" "Please, sir, there
never was any meekest WOMAN
Brooklyn Eagle.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
ABOUT WOMEN.
Matters and Things in Which
Our Fair Readers are
Interested.
NUMEROUS SWEET M0RsELs.
Some Breezy Gossip About Modest Matrons
and Giddy Girls, Seasoned
Nth a Little Wit.
Counting in Japan.

Counting by flowers is said to be in
vogue among the higher classes in
Japan. If a lady favors a lover she
leaves a vase outside her window, and
in this vase at night he plants a flower.
This is a mash. When the Japanese
cat begins to prowl, it's a smash. -New
York Std1.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11

Mr.. JOHNSON, in response to a friend
who urged him to marry so as to have a
helpmate, said he didn't want anybody
to help him eat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11

ANY old bachelor will shrek for a
better half when a counterfeit half
crown is foisted on him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11

A YOUNG lady in Chicago, when
by the officiating minister, ""'
love, honor, and obey this man o
husband, and be to him q true
said plainly, "Yes, if he docs WI
promises financially"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-02-11
L NOT A IT:

DxD NOT SAX II.
!; did you say I was q iar?"
mo, sir, I did not"
Il did not think you said it, bu
Jones said you did. I don't U
him, as I thought you werea
friend than that"
Jones was mistaken. I said l
knew you to tell the truth, but
known you for ten years. "-Ars'
Traveller.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-22
SaltLake & Western
RAIL AY.
On an after
Saturday, Dec. 2Oth, 1885,
Trains will run as follows:


Connects with Utah Central train lesyiu
Salt axe at 7.40 am.
Connects with Utah Central uain srriy
ing at Salt Lake at $40 pm.
+ Stop only upon signals.
Wv. RITTER,
rnA u Supt.
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Scenic Line Of the World.
Denver & Rio GIande
WESTERN RAILWAY.
Universally conceded to be the
POPULAR PASSENGER ROUTE
Between the East and West.
The Only Line Between Ogden, Salt
Lake and Denver without
Change of Cars.
The Only Line between Salt Lake and Chi
cago with but
ONE CHANGE OF CARS.
The Only Line Between the West and
the East Running Through
Salt Lake City,
PULLMAN
BUFFET & SLEEPING CARS
On all Through Passenger Trains.

ER-The Only Line from Salt Lske-0A
TRCIty Running SLEEPING CARS-%1A
F~FREE the use OF Passengers ~
THchoiding Second Glass and Emt--l
ER-grant Tickets. "a
THE ATLANTIC EXPRESS
Leaves Ogden daily at 40 m leaves Salt
Lake City daily Ct LIS am. Direct coRnec-
ton is made at Pueblo and Denver for
Omaha, Kansas City and all points East.
THE PACIFIC EXPRESS
Arrives in Salt Lake City from the East at
4.35 pm. and leaves for Ogden at 4.4a p m,
making connection with the Central Pacific
or the West.
LOCAL TRAINS
esye Salt Lake City for Bingham and Alta
at 7.20 am; for Ogden, at SIS am. ana
4.40 pm tor Sprin- vi lie, at 20p.m.
Arrive at Salt Lake City from Bingham and
Alta at 425 pm; fro n Ogden at Hos am.
and 20 pm; from SpringYille, st SIS a m:
Tickets for all points East and West can be
purchased at the Depot Office and City
Ticket Office, White House Corner, Salt Lake
City.
j. H. BEN NET.
Gen. Pass, and Tiki Ag't.
DC. DODGE. GenT Manager.
". d. BANCROFT Gen1 supt
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-07-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
Glendale.

Joseph Allen has his new barn up.
VIII Rouse has gone up north on visit
10 friends.
James McCarter is entertaining nephew
from Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Allen are the happy
parents of new boy baby.
Mrs. Ashley of Paw Paw, is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Jesse Olmstead.
Old Mr.. Beardsley's team ran away with
last Wednesday, injuring him severely.
Miss Rena HOLSTER has gone to South
Haven to spend the summer with her aunt,
Mrs. Dean.
Miss Jessie Orvis. who has been visiting
frieuls here, returned to her home IN WEEK
ford county on the 18th inst
&C. A. Fox starts north this week with his
Mother, DR.. Fox of Gaylord. He intends to
take in Petoslxey and other northern resorts
before his return.
l.. A. Rogers came near having runaway
one day last week. His team was frightened
by threshing machine engine. He escaped
with no other damage than broken wagon
tongue.
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Decatur.

John Shaad is entertaining a niece of his
from Three Rivers.
Orange Hayes and wife returned from
Grand Ledge on Friday last.
Ambrose Moon is confined TO his bed with
an abscess on his right side and leg.
Dave Squiers and wife are spending few
days at Gull Lake with +. l.. Hawks.
A. Bennett has repaired the sidewalk on
Delaware street in front of the Hayden lots.
j. z. Taylor and wife of Dakota, formerly
of this place, are visiting friends here and at
kalamazoo.
q. McDole had the misfortune TO have
three fingers sawed off in the measure fac
tory on Wednesday last.
N. Hungerford of Battle Greek, is visiting
his brother Homer. he having cut his hand
so as to lay him off for few days.
j. =. Warner and l.. q. Stewert were
elected members of the school board Gee A.
l.. Moulton and Il. Nutting whose terms ex-
pired.
+. n. Rathbun, George Riley and Frank
Smith were arrested, last week, for being in
toxicated. They were taken before Esq. O'Dell
where, on pleading guilty, they were fined
ten dollars and costs. We observe that
man can get drunk in Paw Paw for one dol
lar and costs-cheap enough.
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Keller.

Mercury at lO4 . in the shade last Satur-
day.
Hill d Gustin intend to put their goods in
their new store during the coming week.
Miss Kate Hurlbut has gone to the Harbor
to spend some time with her aunt, Eliza
Bass.
The yield of wheat as reported by thresh-
ers is very small; oats will also be light and
corn still lighter unless rain comes soon.
f.. c. Parmalee attended the national asso-
citation of teachers at Chicago last week and
reports pedagogues 10000 strong in the city
and learned time.
The Wheaton band, assisted by the Keller
band, held carnival at the Center last Sat
urday evening. which was greatly enjoyed by
the crowd that had gathered to witness it.
We have Just learned of the death of Mrs.
David Woodman of Paw Paw. Although
the event was not entirely unexpected, she
having been patient sufferer for months
from a complication of diseases which she
knew must end her earthly life, yet we were
hoping she might live and enjoy the fruits
of her labor for many years. No higher
praise can be accorded her than that she was
true woman. Her work is done, but her
influence goes on and many will reap the
fruits of what she has sown.
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Porter.

John Cornish is entertaining friends from
Kalamazoo.
lis the oat crop that is now being done
up by the self-binders.
ID. l.. Rider has two months Old Young
Wilkes colt for which he has refused $3.50.
Born, July 10Th, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Boyce, a daughter, whereat William doth
greatly rejoice.
Mr.. Colvin Kinney started for Nebraska
with his father on Monday last. We hope to
see him back soon.
A brother in-law of Amos Shaw, who re-
Gently moved from the northern part of this
state, is living in John Stilwell's house.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Hall and Mr.. Nelson
Corey are on the sick list, while about ninety
per cent of the rest of us are slightly indis-
posed.
What's the matter with Porter's having a
base ball nine? There is plenty of material
for good club, although the best runner is
gone: I. G. Geo. ID. Boyce.
Henry Corey's pump has gone out on a
strike. He don't understand why il chose
such hot, dry time to quit work, unless it
be owing TO the doctrine of total depravity.
Died. in Porter, July 10Th, 1887, Mrs. Ann
Cook, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
IL. Van Antwerp. Mrs. Cook was nearly
eighty-four years old and, with her husband,
settled in Porter in 1887, where she has ever
since resided except for about a year that she
lived in Paw Paw. Her husband died about
twenty years ago. The meeting to organize
Porter into a separate township was held at
her residence, and the name was suggested
by Mrs. Van Antwerp then little child.
The deceased had been q member of the NJ.
T.. church for thirty years. Her last illness
began fourteen months since. and for eleven
weeks previous to her death she was entirely
helpless. She was held in high regard 10y a
host of friends.
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GohleVille.

Mrs. Frank Glines has been on the sick
list.
Mrs. Frank Clark of Lacota, has been Wis
iting friends here.
Mrs. James Loveland has been very i'll, but
is slowly recovering.
Paul Redding and family have returned
from the north and will again reside in this
place.
: Sam Jones - not the evangelist - and
daughter Allie of Almena, were in town last
Sunday.
See d Son have dispensed with their
cle,<Ss, as they think of selling out and NOV
ing to Chicago.
Elder Walker and Sunday school class, to
the number of twenty or more, picnicked at
Mill Lake last Wednesday.
The price of whortleberries has advanced,
and we predict an advance on a good many
products unless we get rain soon.
Our boys, old or young, are not built to
play ball successfully. Our second nine had
a battle with the Bloomingdale second nine
last Saturday and were beaten so badly that
we forbear to give the score.
The band stand is finished and presents a
me appearance. Now you people from the
country who wish to listen TO free open ali
concert come to town, but don't wait until
Sskprday evenings; come every evening.
We noticed in the columns of the Kalama-
700 Telegraph that that veteran engineer
Joseph Reed had resigned and would go into
other business. 1t must have been a mistake
as "OId joe as he is termed, is holding the
lever as usual.
The G.. A. II. social proved success in
attendance, but we think when Sophronia
the champion ice cream maker, offered bel
assistance, she ought to have had the job
awe will only add that whoever made the ice
cream had better 60 out of the business.
Fire broke out in the furniture factory las
Friday evening and came near proving its
destruction. Prompt blowing of whistles
and ringing of bells brought timely assist
ance and the fire was extinguished. W.
hone this occurrence will set our people tc
thinking and acting upon the question OF fir
protection before IL shall be too late
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peath of MIS-. David Moodman.

Jane Harris was born April 9Th. 1920. in
Monroe county, New York, and died at her
home in this village, July 18TH 1887. aged
sixty years, three months and nine
days. She was one of family of eleven
children, of whom one brother and four Sis
tiers are now living. Only three sisters were
able to be present at the funeral exercises.
She made a profession of religion and
united with the Baptist church in Wheatland
in 1888. She came to Michigan in the spring
of 1912 and resided in Almena until May
10th, 1874, when she was married TO David
Woodman. In April, 1916, she and her hus-
band moved to their new farm on the west
side of Three Mile Lake. Thus began what
eventually proved to be a long and happy
married life of over forty-three years.
As an early pioneer in the then wilds of
Michigan, isolated from church privileges
with only few distant neighbors who could
find each others cabins only by the aid of
blazed trees, she did we'll her full share of
labor in making pleasant home for her
family and spending her best years for their
happiness. Her life seemed bound up in
her children for whom she labored SO many
years, and it was much satisfaction to her to
live until they were grown up and settled in
life. She was the mother of five children,
Ouly tue tWO YOUNGEST VI WuOm are ueIe,
Celia, the oldest daughter, residing in Cali
fornia, and Edison, the oldest son, now in
Europe. The other, little daughter, Emma,
died in 1859 at three years of age.
In the spring of 1852, with two children,
she moved TO the village while her husband
went to California. In the spring of 1858,
she removed to their farm, remaining there
until October, 1882, when their lovely home
in which she died was ready for their occu-
patton and where, for nearly five years, she
dispensed a liberal hospitality to her friends
She united with the First Baptist church
in this village soon after her arrival here and
finally with the Christian church in 1865
since which time she has been devoted and
faithful member. She was ever ready to give
her time and strength TO every movement
that had for its object the suppression OF
vice.
In the fall of 1885, with her husband, she
visited her daughter. Mrs. Hobby, in Califor
MIA, spending the winter there very pleas
antly.
Her health had been gradually failing fo
several years, and she seemed to have pre-
sentiment that her days we're drawing to |
close. July 9TH she went to Hartford, re
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-07-20

The following letters remained uncalled
for in the Paw Paw postoifice for the week
ending July 18th w. 5. Garfield, Miss Alma
Fisk, Nj. A. Peterson, Elgie Phillips, Geo. K.
Shring, Edith M. Stevens.
DIR. +. b. Dunning's many friends will be
sorry to learn that he is still dangerously i'll.
A consultation of physicians was held yester-
day and the utmost encouragement they
could give was that his recovery must, at the
best, be very slow and tedious.
Some of our advertisers have fallen into
the practice of bringing in their change of
"ads" on Tuesday when we are very busy
getting ready for press. If they realized how
great a convenience it would be to US, they
would certainly try to accommodate us by
sending them in at an earlier date.
The sheriffs wife has left him. We don't
know whether she went away with a hand
somer man or not. John is a pretty good
looking fellow himself. you know. Rumor
has il that she went TO Indiana. l. so, she is
out of this jurisdiction and nothing short of
requisition from Governor Luce can COM
pei her to return unless she chooses 10 do so.
We have been asked 10 give the date of
the reunion of Co. Sc of the Sd Mich. GAYS
We cannot do so. as neither date nor place
have been determined on with certainty yet,
although it is altogether likely that it will be
held at Bangor as was voted last year. We
expect to be able to announce the date next
week. There are good many members of
of the company in this county and vicinity.
grand time was had at the reunion last
year and still better one is anticipated this
year. For genuine enjoyment. company
reunions hold over all others.
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manning with her daughter Dora until Friday
afternoon, returning home quite feeble.
Lords Day, July 10th, she was not able to
attend church, but was able TO join in family
worship OH that evening for the last time.
From that time she failed rapidly until FRI
day night at twelve o'clock she passed quietly
away.
When death beckoned, she died like one
who wraps the drapery of his couch about
him and lies down to pleasant Dreams" To
her it was "sweet for a christian to die"
Faith without tremor, expectancy without
shudder, submission without shrinking,
like a child in its mothers lap she went to
sleep, "safe in the arms of Jesus Funeral
exercises were held on Monday afternoon at
the Christian church.
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ReueWs Her Youth.

Ms. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay Co.,
Iowa, tells the following remarkable story,
the truth of which is vouched for by the res
idents of the town: 81 am 10 years old, have
been troubled with kidney complaint and
lameness for many years; could not dress
myself without help. Now l am free from
all pain and soreness and am able to do all
my own homework. l owe my thanks TO
Electric Bitters for having renewed my
youth, and removed completely all disease
and pain"
Try a bottle, only SOC, at Covert & Bar.
trans Drug Store.
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Governor Foraker of Ohio, is preparing for
the August number of the Forum an article
setting forth at length the reason why in his
judgment the republican party should be re-
turned 10 power. The argument will touch
upon all the important issues of the coming
campaign.